Hey Little Girl

This article is about the song by Icehouse. For the Del Shannon song, see Hey! Little Girl. For the Dee Clark song, see Hey Little Girl (Dee Clark song).

"Hey Little Girl"
1982 Chrysalis Records (7" vinyl release)
Single by Icehouse
from the album Primitive Man
B-side	"Glam"
Released	1 November 1982[1]
Genre	Synth-pop[2] new wave[2]
Length	3:53
Label	Regular Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Iva Davies
Producer(s)	Iva Davies Keith Forsey
Icehouse singles chronology
"Great Southern Land" (1982) "Hey Little Girl" (1982) "Street Cafe" (1982)
Alternative cover
1983 Chrysalis Records (US 7" vinyl release)

"Hey Little Girl" is a single released by Australian band Icehouse, the second single from the band's 1982 album, Primitive Man.^[3] The album and single were co-produced by band member and the track's writer, Iva Davies, and Keith Forsey.^[3][4] It was released in November 1982^[1] on Regular Records in 7" vinyl single and 12" vinyl single formats. UK and Europe releases by Chrysalis Records were also on 7" and 12" formats, but with different track listings. The single was then released in the US in 1983 on the same formats. On "Hey Little Girl", Iva Davies uses the Linn drum machine—the first for an Australian recording.^[5] It peaked at No. 7 on the Australian singles chart^[6] and No. 2 in Switzerland,^[7] No. 5 in Germany,^[8] Top 20 in UK,^[9] Sweden^[10] and Netherlands,^[11] and No. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.^[12]

The US cover for the single has a still from the Russell Mulcahy music video for "Hey Little Girl".^[5][13][14]

In 1997, a series of re-mixes of the song was released in Germany on the Edel Music label. Another remix version by Infusion was released on the Icehouse album Meltdown in 2002.^[15]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17]	13
France (IFOP)[18]	13
Ireland (IRMA)[19]	15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20]	12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	17
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[12]	55
US Billboard Top Tracks[12]	31
West Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
West Germany (Official German Charts)[22]	37

Track listing

All tracks written by Iva Davies.^[4]

7" single (Australian/NZ release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" – 3:53
2. "Glam" (dance remix) – 6:40

7" single (UK/Europe release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" – 4:10
2. "Love in Motion" – 3:34

12" single (Australian/NZ release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" (extended dance remix) — 6:59
2. "Glam" — 3:18
3. "Glam" (extended dance remix) — 6:38

12" single (UK/Europe release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" (disco edit mix) – 7:00
2. "Hey Little Girl" – 3:40
3. "Can't Help Myself" (club disco mix) – 5:58

7" single (US release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" – 3:40
2. "Mysterious Thing" – 4:21

12" single (US release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" (extended version) – 6:11
2. "Hey Little Girl (dub version) – 6:14

Cover of "Hey Little Girl '97 Remixes"

CD single (German release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" (radio edit) – 3:45
2. "Hey Little Girl" (future house single) – 3:40
3. "Hey Little Girl" (x/tended edit) – 4:59
4. "Hey Little Girl" (DJ Darling vs DJ Sören) – 6:40
5. "Hey Little Girl" (original version) – 4:22

12" version (German release)

1. "Hey Little Girl" (DJ Darling vs DJ Sören) – 6:40
2. "Hey Little Girl" (future house single) – 3:40
3. "Hey Little Girl" (X/tended edit) – 4:59
4. "Hey Little Girl" (radio edit) – 3:45

Personnel

Credits:^[3]

Icehouse members

• Iva Davies – vocals, guitar, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, bass guitar, Linn drum machine

Additional musicians

• Keith Forsey – additional percussion
• Guy Pratt – bass guitar and backing vocals

Recording details

• Produced – Iva Davies, Keith Forsey

Accolade

"Hey Little Girl" is included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.^[23]

References

1. "Platterlog: Singles – Supplementary Page: 54 > 1 November 1982". Platterlog. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
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15. Hayes, Kelvin. "Icehouse – Meltdown". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
16. "Icehouse – Hey Little Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
17. "Icehouse – Hey Little Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
18. "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Icehouse" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
19. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hey Little Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
20. "Icehouse – Hey Little Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
21. "Icehouse – Hey Little Girl". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
22. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1983". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
23. Dimery, Robert (2011). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. Octopus Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-8440-3717-9.